11:50 PM,
Aug. 21, 2013

Written by

Will Connelly

On June 4, our community launched How's Nashville, a collaborative effort to end chronic homelessness. On day one of this grass-roots housing campaign, two people who had collectively experienced homelessness for more than 38 years finally signed leases, received keys and unlocked doors. These two survivors were the first of dozens to find housing over the past 79 days.

How's Nashville is keeping track of the days. We set a very specific, time-limited and almost unreachable goal on June 4 to house 200 people in 100 days. Many people, including some very dear friends and colleagues, thought ...